By answering a few basic questions (birth date, gender, place born, place living now) you can see how you compare and relate statistically to the world, your continent, country and city
National Geographic Education has a collection of videos, maps, activities, and reference materials focusing on the world population geared to children
Videos providing framework for "What is 7 billion?"
Compare the number of people involved in historical events to the number of people you know on Facebook, Twitter and your classroom (enter the number of students in your class or school)
A collection of resources to build background knowledge for teachers and students, provide global perspective, and spark questions and discussions.
Embedding Global Collaborative Projects into the Curriculum
Slideshare presentation by Julie Lindsay, Director of Flat Classroom Project
A fantastic resource with ideas for getting started and tips for creating meaningful collaborative projects
Ideas from from #world11kids Project
Great suggestions for creating context, building background knowledge, generating questions, and sparking interest
Links from here to visualizations, videos, photographs and stories
Visualize Yahoo
Visualization tools can evoke discussions, questions, predictions and comparisons. A great starting point for open-ended discovery about a country
This tool depicts the emails delivered around the world via Yahoo
What's Your Number?
This BBC tool calculates where you fit into the world's population as it exceeds 7 billion
Provides your country's population and compares it to the fastest growing and shrinking populations in the world
Also gives stats for life expectancy based on the country you live in and compares it to the highest and lowest in the world
Potential for excellent conversations, comparisons and questions
Explore Your World
Interactive explorations of populations (world population and country populations)
Predicts possible population paths for the future
7 Billion & Me
By answering a few basic questions (birth date, gender, place born, place living now) you can see how you compare and relate statistically to the world, your continent, country and city
National Geographic Education
National Geographic Education has a collection of videos, maps, activities, and reference materials focusing on the world population geared to children
Videos providing framework for "What is 7 billion?"
National Geographic
National Geographic presents their year-long 7 Billion series
Stunning photos, videos, articles
7 Billion: How Did We Get So Big So Fast?
A short, informational video by NPR explaining the growth of the world's population
Excellent visual representation of population growth around the world
How Big Really?
Compliments of BBC
Overlay important events, places and things onto a map of where you live to gain perspective and context
How Many Really?
A BBC partner site to How Big Really?
Compare the number of people involved in historical events to the number of people you know on Facebook, Twitter and your classroom (enter the number of students in your class or school)
Gain perspective and context
Global Education Ning
Global Education Conference 2011 held November 14-18, 2011
Sessions are all on-line, free and recordings are archived
Website has discussion boards where educators discuss global education topics and share resources
A companion to the Ning is the Global Education Wiki with links, projects, videos and more
Gigapan
Explore panorama photographs from around the world
Zoom in and out to see amazing details and perspectives
Photos of the World
Over 8000 photos from 71 countries
Build context and perspective
Compare cities within a country or to your own city
Visuals of land, people, and more
Panoramio
Panoramio explores the world through photography: cities, natural wonders, or anywhere you might go
Photographs are added to Google Earth and can be seen using the Panoramio layer
Photographs are submitted by professional and amateur photographers
If It Were My Home
Compare living conditions between countries using this country comparison tool
Examples of comparisons include: oil and electricity consumption, health care spending, birth rates, income and employment
Visualization tool helps students understand the impact of disasters (oil spills, floods, etc.)
Harry Potter in 70 Languages
University of Calgary's Language Research Centre has created a database to celebrate multilingualism through Harry Potter
Listen to short sections of Harry Potter read in 70 different languages
75% of the people who recorded the readings live in Calgary
Website includes practical suggestions for active listening and incorporating the database into your classroom
Excellent resource for building appreciation for the sounds of different languages
CBC Calgary Eye Opener interview with Mary Grantham O’Brien, Director of the Language Research Centre